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Project graphics in the BOINC simple GUI

The 'simple GUI' available in versions 5.8+ of the BOINC Manager uses graphical representations of projects and applications:

The project is represented by a 40x40 pixel icon.

Each application is represented by a sequence of images, each up to 290x126 pixels. These are shown as a slideshow, changing once every few seconds.

For example, in the following screenshot of the simple GUI, the two icons at the bottom represent CPDN and SETI@home, and the earth-map image in the middle represents the particular CPDN application that is currently running.

Specifying project files

Project graphics files are specified in a configuration file project_files.xml that you put in your project's root directory. This file specifies a set of 'project files' that will be automatically downloaded to clients (this can be used for purposes other than graphics).

The physical name for the project icon is 'stat_icon_01.png' while the logical name for the project icon is 'stat_icon'. The manager looks for 'stat_icon' and resolves it to a physical name.

Application Slideshow You can have one or more images displayed in the Simple GUI when BOINC is running one of your apps. Each image can have a height up to 126px and a width up to 290px, and can be any of the following image types: PNG, JPG, GIF, and BMP.

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